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Canada got the last hurrah at the Celebration of Light Saturday evening, closing the three-night event with a winning display. Canada was declared the winner of the event, with Brazil and China finishing second and third, respectively.

Coyote attack

Tammy McBride stood in the front door of her townhouse while Vegas trotted outside for a quick pee. It was about 1 a.m. Friday and things were quiet in Ranch Park, a residential neighbourhood in Coquitlam.

It appears more people are using the Port Mann Bridge than ever before.According to numbers from the Port Mann/Highway Improvement Project, for the last seven months traffic has grown year-over-year on the bridge.

Industry Minister James Moore’s departure from federal politics will be a “huge loss” for Prime Minister Stephen Harper in B.C. and across Canada heading into the October election, a New Democrat MP said Friday.

Lovers of all things Scottish will descend on Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam Saturday for the annual B.C. Highland Games and Scottish Festival. Visitors can check out demonstrations and competitions of highland dancing, feats of athletic prowess like the caber toss (throwing a large, tapered pole), and pipe bands including the six-time world champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. The festival is a highlight of SFU’s upcoming 50th anniversary this fall, and will be presided over by co-Chieftans of the Day, SFU President Andrew Petter and history professor Leith Davis, who is also the director of SFU’s Centre for Scottish Studies.

VICTORIA — When Ombudsman Jay Chalke was handed the job of investigating those botched firings in the health ministry this week, he offered multiple assurances to the public that his office would do its best to get to the bottom of the murky affair. “I am committed to a diligent and professional investigation into this matter,” he vowed in a statement issued by his office after a legislature committee referred the matter to him.